Where it falls short is safety: an average of 15.1 recorded violent incidents and 19.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Jobs & income is weaker too: 0.6 jobs per working resident; 20.8% unemployment. Health lags: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 2% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Holiday and other second homes account for nearly a fifth of homes.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Le Gosier has no overall grade because cost of living and walkability aren’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Le Gosier with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Gosier.
Safety
Le Gosier records more crime per resident than 90% of compared French towns
Among the graded crimes in Le Gosier, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025). Police and gendarmerie figures for Le Gosier show 1,094 offenses in 2025.
15.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage293
Other physical violence194
Family violence163
Burglary122
Theft from vehicles117
Vehicle theft75
Sexual violence68
Armed robbery62
Theft without violence295
Fraud181
Drug use101
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
15.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
19.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
1,094
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
under 0.1%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth C−
Le Gosier’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 76% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
At birth, a girl in Guadeloupe can expect 84.7 years and a boy 78.1 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. After the care-home adjustment, Le Gosier’s deaths ran at 98 per 100 expected, higher than compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 2,353 residents of Le Gosier died, against 2,341 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 1% more.
−2%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw101
Adjusted98
Median town88
Expected100
20
GPs in Le Gosier · 3.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Universitaire de Pointe A Pitre
6.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Pole Parent Enfant site Palais Royal
84.7 · 78.1
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Guadeloupe, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Children make up only 15% of Le Gosier, fewer than in compared French towns
Just over a third of adults hold a degree, above compared French towns (30%). The age that splits Le Gosier in two is 45.8. Those aged 15 to 24 account for 11% of residents.
45.8median age
Le GosierFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma26%
CAP or BEP17%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education34%
Women and men · all residents
55% women, 45% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 83 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · France median: the median of compared communes (Guadeloupe has none of its own)
Schools
75.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 6 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Le Gosier is 98.0%, higher than compared French towns (92.9%). The nearest general lycée is 3.4 mi away. The town’s schools place #11 of 25 in Guadeloupe on results.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income D
Le Gosier has higher unemployment than compared French towns: 20.8%
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 8.0% of commuters travelled at the census. At the census, 2.9% of working residents in Le Gosier didn’t travel to work at all.
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
Public transport6%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
6,800
jobs based in Le Gosier, 0.6 per working resident
20.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Estimated advertised rents run higher in Le Gosier than in compared French towns: €17.26/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
454 sales of houses and apartments in Le Gosier, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €3,904/m². Houses sell for €4,167/m² here, apartments for €3,863/m².
€3,904/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Le Gosier€3,904/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€4,167/m²
123
Apartments
€3,863/m²
331
€17.26/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.37 to €26.20/m² a month)
€15.29/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Le Gosier
Is Le Gosier safe?
It grades D for safety, #20 of 26 in Guadeloupe. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 122 burglaries and 293 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Le Gosier good?
They grade B−, better than 53% of compared French towns and #11 of 25 in Guadeloupe. 100% of 23 candidates passed the bac at Lycée des métiers de l'hôtellerie et du tourisme de la Guadeloupe in 2025 given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
About Le Gosier
Commune in Guadeloupe
Le Gosier is a commune of 27,757 people in the Communauté d'agglomération La Riviera du Levant. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.
